Gimme a Break - Season One

Disc 3 - Gimme a Break! Season One: The Great 80's TV Flashback

Bonus Episode: Kate & Allie "Very Loud Family"

Bonus Episode: Charles in Charge "Extracurricular Activity"

Bonus Episode: Gimme a Break! "Nell Goes to Jail"

Tienda Actress-singer Nell Carter provided the heart and soul for this much-loved NBC family series (1981-1987) about a black woman who cares for a white police chief's daughters after the death of their mother. Though some of the show's humor was derived from jibes about Ms. Carter's size and the clash of parenting styles between the no-nonsense Chief (stage veteran Dolph Sweet) and Carter's warm, sassy Nell Harper, Gimme a Break also addressed more serious and emotional subjects with surprising warmth and drama. The debut episode, "Katie the Crook" (which is featured on this three-disc set, along with the other 18 episodes from the 1981-82 season), does a fine job of touching on the tougher issues, as the Chief's three daughters (Kari Michaelson, Lauri Hendler, and Lara Jill Miller) each react to the mother's untimely passing in realistic manners. Other episodes in the first season offer a good blend of humor and pathos, including "Mom's Birthday" (in which Nell allows the family to celebrate their mother through home movies), "The Emergency" (a rare TV storyline about teen birth control), "Your Prisoner Is Dead" (the Chief is traumatized after killing a drugstore burglar, and considers retirement), and "Nell Goes Home" (Nell is rejected by her ailing father during a trip to Alabama). Much of the credit for the show should go to the cast, especially Ms. Carter and Sweet (both who have since passed away), though veteran character actor John Hoyt deserves mention as the family's grandfather; their enthusiasm for and skill behind the roles is undoubtedly a large reason why Gimme a Break still enjoys a following. The first-season set includes a preview of the show's second season (the episode "Nell Goes to Jail"), as well as episodes from Charles in Charge and Kate and Allie, two other popular family sitcoms from the '80s. A 30-minute featurette on '80s TV (the same one featured on the Charles in Charge first-season set) rounds out this fan-pleasing set. -- Paul Gaita

Detalles del producto Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,75 x 5,75 x 0,53 pulgadas; 2,93 Onzas Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Cofre, Color, Dolby, Pantalla completa, NTSC, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 7 horas y 48 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : agosto 26, 2008 Actores : Nell Carter, Dolph Sweet, Lauri Hendler, Telma Hopkins Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0) Estudio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ASIN : B000CELOW2 Número de discos : 3 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº61,426 en Películas y TV (Ver el Top 100 en Películas y TV) nº6,966 en Comedia (Películas y TV) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 4.7 de 5 estrellas 179 calificaciones Relación de aspecto : 1.33:1 Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Clasificación de MPAA : NR (Not Rated) Dimensiones del producto : 7,75 x 5,75 x 0,53 pulgadas; 2,93 Onzas Formato multimedia : Formatos múltiples, Cofre, Color, Dolby, Pantalla completa, NTSC, Subtitulado Tiempo de ejecución : 7 horas y 48 minutos Fecha de lanzamiento : agosto 26, 2008 Actores : Nell Carter, Dolph Sweet, Lauri Hendler, Telma Hopkins Idioma : Inglés (Dolby Digital 2.0) Estudio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment ASIN : B000CELOW2 Número de discos : 3